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Stephenson Harwood

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Stephenson Harwood‘s ’exceptionally strong’ team is instructed by senior executives across a variety of sectors. Paul Reeves leads the team, and handles high-profile cases relating to post-termination restrictions and contentious exits more generally. Anne Pritam and Richard Freedman provide advice on settlement agreements, and departures and arrivals. Other key work includes whistleblowing claims relating to financial impropriety and sexual harassment.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Stephenson Harwood team is exceptionally strong, and has consistently remained so over many years, driven by the superb leadership of Paul Reeves.’

  • ‘Paul Reeves is without doubt one of the most talented employment lawyers in the country. He leads a brilliant team by example. He combines outstanding client engagement with close detail to the specifics of every case.' 

  • 'Good knowledge of the market, and regularly deals with high-value, high-quality cases.'

  • 'Paul Reeves is tenacious and really brings the fight for clients whilst remaining commercially astute as to strategic calls in the litigation.'

Work highlights

  • Advised the former Vice President of Investor Relations at AstraZeneca on his move to GSK as Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Reeves

Other key lawyers

Anne Pritam, Richard Freedman